Mona Hanna

Michigan State University

https://msuhurleypphi.msu.edu/

Biographical Abstracts

Mona Hanna (commonly known as Dr. Mona and formerly known as Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha), is the Associate Dean for Public Health and C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. She is the founding director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, an innovative partnership of MSU and Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint, Michigan. She is reimagining how society can come together to eliminate infant poverty with a first-in-the-nation program, Rx Kids. A pediatrician, scientist, activist, and author, Hanna was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts. Hanna is the author of the widely acclaimed and New York Times 100 most notable book, What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City.

Areas of Expertise

• Pediatrics
• Public health
• Poverty